Medical Dictionary
secondary
adj sec·ond·ary \ˈsek-ən-ˌder-ē\
Medical Definition of SECONDARY
1
: not first in order of occurrence or development: as a : dependent or consequent on another disease <secondary diabetes> <Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever> b : occurring or being in the second stage <secondary symptoms of syphilis> c : occurring some time after the original injury <a secondary hemorrhage>
2
: characterized by or resulting from the substitution of two atoms or groups in a molecule <a secondary salt>; especially : being, characterized by, or attached to a carbon atom having bonds to two other carbon atoms
3
—sec·ond·ari·ly \ˌsek-ən-ˈder-ə-lē\ adverb
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